Background*

Mr. Edward J. Mathias, also known as Ed, serves as the Partner, Managing Director and Director at The Carlyle Group LP. He joined The Carlyle Group in January 1994 and focuses primarily on technology and venture capital activities. Mr. Mathias was instrumental in the founding of The Carlyle Group and assisted in raising its initial capital. He serves as a Partner and Principal of Ovation TV, Inc. He is an Investment Partner at Alfred Street Partners, LLC. He serves as ... an Executive Advisor at the Chief Leadership Institute and as an Investment Advisor at Fairfax Partners, LLC. He served as an Advisor of LearnVest, Inc. He served in the United States Navy Supply Corps and as a White House Military Social Aide to President Mr. Lyndon Johnson. He served as an Executive of CrossHill Financial Group, Inc. Mr. Mathias served as a Senior Advisor at Maveron LLC. Prior to this, he served as a Managing Director at T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. from 1971 to 1993. He served as a Board Member at T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. from 1971 to 1993. He Co-Founded New Enterprise Associates. Mr. Mathias was a Special Limited Partner in Trident Capital, Inc. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Visitors at American University's Kogod School of Business Administration. He served as the Chairman of T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc. He serves as a Co-Chairman at the President's Circle at the National Gallery of Art. He is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trustees’ Council of the National Gallery of Art. He serves on numerous corporate Boards including Ovation-The Arts Network and Aether Systems, Inc. He serves as a Director of Ovation TV, Inc., Touchtunes Corporation and Performance Acquisition Corp. He has been a Director of Endeavor Acquisition Corp. since July 2005, Endeavour International Acquisition Corp. since November 23, 2007, Grand Slam Acquisition Corp. since October 24, 2007 and Victory Acquisition Corp. since January 12, 2007. Mr. Mathias serves as a Director of Triple Crown Acquisition Corp and Fullbridge, Inc. He is an Advisor of Blackstreet Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Mathias serves as a Member of Executive Advisory Board at Fairfax Partners, LLC and Calder Private Equity Partners I, L.P. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Gold Bullion International LLC and XL Education Corp. He serves as a Member of the Executive Advisory Board at Calder Capital Partners. He has been a Member of Advisory Board of Odgers Berndtson since September 9, 2014. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board of Diligence, Inc, (Diligence London), The Endeavor Group, Inc., Zeta Interactive Corporation, Caivis Acquisition Corporation, Strategas Research Partners, LLC, Thomas Engine Company, LLC, Business Talent Group, LLC, Vivre, Inc., XL Marketing Corp., Avondale Partners, LLC, SkyBridge Capital, LLC, SkyBridge Capital II, LLC and Valhalla Partners. He has been Member of Advisory Board at IRG Advisors LLP since September 2014. He has been a Director of Carlyle Group Management LLC since May 2, 2012. Mr. Mathias serves as a Director of Brown Advisory. In addition, Mr. Mathias serves on the Board of Overseers at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts and Sciences. He serves on the Board of The Mid-Atlantic Venture Association. Mr. Mathias is a Trustee of Harvard Business School and Trustee Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Member of the Penn Investment Board that oversees the University's endowment. He served as a Director of Woods Cross Holding Corp (US Office Products Company) since February 1995, NexCen Brands, Inc., since June 28, 2002, Triplecrown Acquisition Corp. since July 8, 2007, PathoGenesis Corporation, The Fortress Group, Inc., and FINOVA Mezzanine Capital. He served as a Director of Allied Capital Corporation, since December 12, 2008 and Cullen Agricultural Holding Corp. from October 2009 to February 24, 2011. He served on the Board of USA Floral Products, Incsince July 1997 and served as a Member of Advisory Board of Seven Hills Partners LLC. Mr. Mathias is also active with numerous other private equity limited partnerships and private companies and is a frequent investor in early stage, private companies, and also serves as an Advisor and investor. Mr. Mathias holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

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